With Zach Braff finally back in theaters with his sophomore feature "Wish I Was Here," which opens in select theaters this Friday, so now's a better time than ever to look back on some of the best, and some of the worst, films directed by folks better known for their acting careers.

it's a fascinating phenomenon, the Hollywood second chance. For an industry so notoriously fickle and frequently cruel, there's a kind of odd sentimentality at play when an actor beats the odds and stages a comeback. So here are twelve examples of actors who did just that—no matter how long their renaissances lasted, they can all give us a glimmer of hope.

What the hell is he/she doing in THAT?! From Sean Connery in ''Never Say Never Again'' to Bill Murray in ''Garfield'' to Judi Dench in ''Riddick,'' the roles that make us think the attraction just had to be the paycheck